| 100% | LIFESUPPORT | 11 | A 2007 movie in which Queen Latifah's (birthday today) character was based on Ana Wallace: 2 wds. |
| 45% | FOURTHESTATE | 12 | "The ___," a novel by Jeffrey Archer in which a character was based on media mogul Rupert Murdoch (birthday today): 2 wds. |
| 40% | FLASHGORDON | 11 | Movie based on a comic character starring Sam J. Jones, for which the band "Queen" composed the musical score: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ROGUETRADER | 11 | Ewan McGregor's movie which is based on a derivatives broker who caused the collapse of Barings Bank: 2 wds. |
| 38% | OWNINGMAHOWNY | 13 | Philip Seymour Hoffman's movie which is based on a Canadian banker who embezzled money for gambling: 2 wds. |
| 37% | FUNNYGAMES | 10 | A 2007 psychological thriller starring Naomi Watts - whose birthday it is today - in the lead role alongside Tim Roth: 2 wds. |
| 36% | APTPUPIL | 8 | Brad Renfro and Ian McKellen star in this movie which is based on a Stephen King novella and is directed by Bryan Singer: 2 wds. |
| 36% | LASTHOLIDAY | 11 | A 2006 romantic-comedy drama in which Queen Latifah plays a woman who believes she is dying because of a misdiagnosis: 2 wds. |
| 36% | SPOTLESSMIND | 12 | "Eternal Sunshine of the ___," cult movie in which Jim Carrey (birthday today) plays a man who undergoes a memory-erasing procedure: 2 wds. |
| 35% | NORMADESMOND | 12 | Character portrayed by actress Patti LuPone in the musical "Sunset Boulevard" which was based on a 1950 film of the same title: 2 wds. |
| 35% | AMERICANGODS | 12 | Television series based on 45a's novel which is about Shadow Moon, a former convict and Mr. Wednesday, a con artist: 2 wds. |
| 33% | LIVINGSINGLE | 12 | 1990s sitcom in which Queen Latifah played Khadijah: 2 wds. |
| 33% | CAPTAINMARVEL | 13 | American superhero film starring Brie Larson which is based on a comic character and is slated to release on March 8, 2019: 2 wds. |
| 33% | GIRLSTRIP | 9 | 2017 comedy film in which Queen Latifah played Sasha: 2 wds. |
| 33% | MOULINROUGE | 11 | Movie in which Nicole Kidman played a prostitute: 2 wds. |
| 33% | PRETTYWOMAN | 11 | Movie in which Julia Roberts played a prostitute: 2 wds. |
| 32% | TRADINGPLACES | 13 | Movie in which Jamie Lee Curtis played a prostitute: 2 wds. |
| 32% | RACHELGREEN | 11 | Jennifer Aniston's "colorful" TV character who maintains they were not, in fact, on a break (2 wds.) |
| 32% | FORRESTGUMP | 11 | Tom Hanks' 1994 drama film based on a Winston Groom novel of the same name in which 20a plays his love interest: 2 wds. |
| 32% | THEMATRIX | 9 | A 1999 Sci-Fi film in which Keanu Reeves - whose birthday it is today - portrays the main character, named "Neo": 2 wds. |
| 32% | BRUCEALMIGHTY | 13 | 2003 movie in which 15-Across played a deity: 2 wds. |
| 32% | HAIRSPRAY | 9 | 2007 movie musical in which Queen Latifah played Maybelle |
| 32% | SOYOUTHINKYOU | 13 | "___ Can Dance," Emmy-winning TV show in which Debbie Allen (birthday today) was a guest judge: 4 wds. |
| 31% | HOLLOWMAN | 9 | 2000 Kevin Bacon movie in which his character becomes invisible: 2 wds. |
| 31% | RODERICKTHORP | 13 | Author who wrote "Nothing Lasts Forever," the novel on which movie in 17a was based: 2 wds. |
| 31% | BLACKSWAN | 9 | Dance drama in which Mila Kunis plays a ballerina working on Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake": 2 wds. |
| 31% | DEARJOHN | 8 | 2010 Amanda Seyfried movie in which Channing Tatum played a soldier: 2 wds. |
| 31% | BORDERTOWN | 10 | A 2006 film starring Jennifer Lopez, in which Martin Sheen - whose birthday it is today - plays her character's boss |
| 31% | THEDAVINCICODE | 14 | Tom Hanks and Ian McKellen star in this movie which is based on a Dan Brown novel and is directed by Ron Howard: 4 wds. |
| 31% | THEROMANTICS | 12 | 2010 Katie Holmes movie in which she played a maid of honor: 2 wds. |